The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-05-11
THIRD DAYS WORK
OF the Southern Baptist Convention at Louis
vile. Kentucky.
Report of the Committee on Suggest ions to
the Board OF Foreign missions-Work
In the Indian Territory.
SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.
Proceedings OF Yesterdays Session In
LOuisvflle.

Proceedings OF Yesterdays Session In
Louisville.
LOUISVILLE, May 9.-The Southern Bap-
tist Convention was called to order by
President Nell at 9 o'clock this morning
for the third days work. 1t was an
nounced that the collection taken up at
the mass meeting Saturday night for the
benefit of foreign missions amounted to
S2445.S4.
The order of business was reported, Civ
ing the afternoon session to continuation
of home mission reports and the evening
session, opening at p. M, to general
home mission meeting to be led by Rev.
Mr.. DiaZ. A motion limiting speeches to
ten minutes was adopted.
The report of the Committee on Sugges-
tions to the Board of Foreign Missions was
read by DR.. w. G. Cleveland, of Alabama.
1t was prepared by DR.. John A. Broadus.
DR.. Broadus was indisposed, and unable to
read the report himself. 1t pointed out
that the missions were much in need of
money, and missionaries in some cases
must be sent home, but it would cost as
much to bring them home as to support
them till the stringency for money was
passed. 1t suggested means to raise the
needed money. In discussing the report,
DR.. Rowland, of Maryland, called attention
to the comparatively small amount given
per annum. He urged that more foreign
mission tracts should be printed.
DR.. E. E. Folk, of Tennessee, said the
people should give to the church the
money given to Mssons, ODD Fellows and
knights of Pythias. The work of the
church is better, and Baptists should give
their money to the church work exclusively
while there was need. The report, as read
by DR.. Cleveland, was adopted.
I1r M and tod lo
report of the Committee on Kind Words
publication. 1t reported the removal Of
the office from Macon, Ga, to Atlanta, Ga.
the publication at prolific the Home
Mission Board of the series Of Lesson Leaves
and an entirely successful system of Sun
day-school publications, and the need of
continued and earnest effort to make the
publications more useful and successful by
putting them in all Sunday-schools of the
Baptist Church. Adopted.
DR.. Frost, chairman of the committee on
the general work of the Home Mission
Board, reported that there had been in
creased support from all the States repre-
sented in the convention. There was q
good work doing under the board among
the negroes and Indians, and within the
year a wonderfully successfully work had
been begun in Cuba. For all there was
need of more money and more work.
DR.. Holt, of Texas, secretary of the Home
Mission Board, said that the board has al
ways greatly aided that State, but yet there
are eighty. seven counties where they have
neither preachers nor churches. The Bap-
fists number 100000 and 500, 900 colored
communicants. The recent DIR ought had
affected many portions of the State, but
the frontier work needed assistance and
must have it. There are 200, 600 Germans
in Texas and no missionaries among them,
when there should be at least ten.
DR.. Penicke, OF Louisiana, spoke of his
State as a missionary field. He said:
There are now about 10000 Baptists in
Louisiana, with thirteen missionaries at
work, who were heart and soul engaged in
christianizing the people. There are 250,
coo French speaking people, all children,
in the State, while among them are daily
working two Baptist missionaries. These
people are growing tired of the yoke of
Catholicism, and stand ready to throw off
the demands of the priesthood. Many of
them have already become christians, and
others of this creole population will follow
should opportunity be given Them"
Rev. ]. s. Monroe, Indian missionary,
referred to the work in the Indian Terri
tory, the weakest mission connected with
this association. There are" he said,
''247, 761 Indians in the United States, not
including Alaska. OF these 70, 900 are civ
ilized, 141, ,3l6 wear citizens dress, 3S, sol
read the English language and there are
$4,000 children Of school age. The Terri
tory comprises an area of 6l3, ODD square
miles, and has 49, 791 Indians and forty-six
tribes. There are three missionaries and
1000 Baptists. But We need more workers
and more help. We call upon this board
earnestly to come to our aid"
The fraternal delegates from the North
ern Church next addressed the convention
briefly. They were Hon. Horatio Jones.
of Pennsylvania, and Rev. DR.. Hanson, of
Chicago. The latter made a very humor-
Gus speech, keeping the audience in a con-
tinual roar of laughter.
The convention then adjourned until
the evening session.
When the convention reassembled the
report of the committee selected to desig-
would be held was heard. The First
Baptist Church, Richmond, Va, was
chosen, and the second Wednes-
day in May, 1888, named, Rev. DR.. +. NJ.
Ellis, of Baltimore, will preach the sermon,
with Rev. VIM. S. Harris alternate. Gen
eral Green Clay Smith, of Kentucky, from
the Committee on Temperance, reported
the following resolution
"Resolved, That we do solemnly protest
against the manufacture, sale and use of
ardent spirits, and express our sympathy
with Prohibitionists everywhere"
The debate on this produced about the
liveliest cross-fring yet witnessed during
the convention.
General Smith said he held in his hand
the Heathen-helper Directory of the Bap-
tlst convention, containing the advertise
ment of a whisky dealer, and he asked il
that was to help the heathen.
Some one answered "no, the whisky
dealer" which produced considerable
laughter.
General Smith continued declaring that
the prohibition shower was coming, and
those who were opposed to it must get out
of the way. The phrase in the part
of the report preceding the resolution,
whisky as a beverage" provoked long
discussion. The hour set apart for other
business was intruded upon, and the report
had to be dropped. 1t will come up again
in the morning when breezy time is ex-
pected.
The remaining hours of the night session
were consumed by Rev. Alberto j. Diaz, of
Havana, Cuba. He gave the. status OF the
mission in Cuba, and its needs. Over 81 900
were raised spontaneously before the con-
vention adjourned until the morning.